Catawba County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Catawba County's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
6.0%
2023
0.2%
Total change
-5.8 pp
% change
-96.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -1.6 pp (-26.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.1% | — |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +0.4 pp (12.9%) |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -3.3 pp (-94.3%) |